Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 14:20
American Standard Version
Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.
Amplified® Bible
Brethren, do not be children [immature] in your thinking; continue to be babes in [matters of] evil, but in your minds be mature [men].
Contemporary English Version
My friends, stop thinking like children. Think like mature people and be as innocent as tiny babies.
Darby English Version
Brethren, be not children in [your] minds, but in malice be babes; but in [your] minds be grown [men].
Good News Bible
Do not be like children in your thinking, my friends; be children so far as evil is concerned, but be grown up in your thinking.
International Standard Version
Brothers, stop being children in your thinking. In evil be infants, but in thinking be adults.
King James Version
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
New American Standard Bible
Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
New International Version
Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.
New King James Version
Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Brethren, do not act like children in your thinking; yet in evil imitate infants, but in your thinking demonstrate maturity.
Young's Literal Translation
Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;
